by Tara Maginnis, Ph.D.
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Religious Costume & Clothing Links at The Costumer's Manifesto

Please note, I'm a Cheerful Existentialist and don't endorse any other religion.  However, religion is a powerful influence on the history of dress, so these links are provided for your information. In this list many religions are grouped together by clothing style, not necessarily by philosophical affiliation.  So, for example Lutherans and Anglicans are grouped with Catholics (since they use similar vestments) while Byzantine Catholics are Grouped with Eastern Orthodox for the same reason.  Some groups I have not yet found links for.  This is not to imply that Taoists, Coptic Christians or other groups not yet listed wear no clothes... 

Also note, most religions are not too keen on having their sacred  garments reproduced for stage or film purposes, particularly if the stage or film work in question is not in harmony with the teachings of that religion.  Use common sense and common courtesy when ever possible, or be prepared to get people very upset with you when you do not.

Thanks to Saraji Umm Zaid and Fr. Andrew Maginnis S.J. for help sorting and/or finding links!

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(un) Fashion Religious Costumes (Twentieth-Century Developments in Fashion and Costume)

The Language of Clothes

Costuming the Christmas and Easter Play : With Ideas for Other Biblical Dramas

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Appearance and Power (Dress, Body, Culture Series)
 
Religion, Dress and the Body (Dress, Body, Culture Series)
 
Undressing Religion : Commitment and Conversion from a Cross-Cultural Perspective (Dress, Body, Culture Series)

Stagecraft for Christmas and Easter Plays : A Method of Simplified Staging for the Church

How to Distinguish the Saints in Art by Their Costumes, Symbols and Attributes

 

Here Come the Brides

Lovely Chapel Caps, in Ivory Lace
Lovely Chapel Caps, in Black Lace Ecclesiastical Pomp & Aristocratic Circumstance: A Thousand Years of Brocaded Tablewoven Bands
 
Faith Jewellery - Religious Jewellery Store

 

 

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Am I Thin Enough Yet? : The Cult of Thinness and the Commercialization of Identity
Ladder to the Clouds : Intrigue and Tradition in Chinese Rank
 
Wearing Ideology : State, Schooling and Self-Presentation in Japan
 
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Keepers of the Kingdom : The Ancient Offices of Britain

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International Male: London Opera Trenchcoat This is essentially cut like a soutaine (aka cassock) but has pewter buttons
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Church Vestments : Their Origin and Development

Robes and Honor : The Medieval World of Investiture (The New Middle Ages) Fancy Coffins to Make Yourself

Sewing Church Linens: Convent Hemming and Simple Embroidery

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The Matrix Reloaded - Neo
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Festivals (20th Century Devlopment in Fashion and Costume Series) Historic Costume CD-ROM and Book : From Ancient Times to the Renaissance Beautiful White Battenburg Lace Bonnet with Satin Ties Armor of God - Ephesians 6:13 RSV, Wall Poster, 24x36

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Chuck Taylor All Star Hi Top Christmas Ornament Apparel
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Women's Work : The First 20,000 Years : Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times


The Devil's Cloth (European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism)

Costuming the Christmas and Easter Play : With Ideas for Other Biblical Dramas

Crowns : Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats

'New Raiments of Self' : African American Clothing in the Antebellum South (Dress, Body, Culture Series)

Nothing to Lose: A Guide to Sane Living in a Larger Body

My Bible Dress-Up Book

Dressed for Thrills: One Hundred Years of Halloween Costume and Masquerade

Costuming the Christmas and Easter Play : With Ideas for Other Biblical Dramas Amazon.com Biblical Townspeople - Peasant Women (Assorted Colors) Apparel Roman Soldier Helmet - Roman Warrior Costume Helmet - Great Unisex Costume Hat Fun!

Shawl Collared Dress 13737 Adult

Amazon.com Deluxe Joseph Biblical Time Costume - Shepherd Costume Apparel

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